DIY Friendship Pins with Letter Beads
Creating DIY friendship pins with letter beads is a wonderful way to add a personal touch to your accessories while bonding with your friends. You can customize each pin with initials or fun messages, making them unique and special. Whether you're making them for yourself or as gifts for your pals, the process of selecting beads, arranging them into words or patterns, and putting it all together is not only creative but also incredibly satisfying. These friendship pins are a cute and meaningful way to show appreciation to your friends and showcase your creativity at the same time.
Materials:
safety pins
letter beads
colorful seed beads
jewelry pliers
The first step is to plan out the letters and beads you want to use. It is always helpful to work on a piece of felt when you are working with beads. The felt creates a work surface that stops (or slows down) any beads that are trying to roll away.
Now that you have your plan, it is time to open up the safety pin. So, because you want to be able to open and close the safety pin without having all the beads falling off, you actually need to stack the pins on the side of the safety pin that doesn't open. This is the secret to a totally awesome safety pin craft. To do this, use the jewelry pliers to uncurl the safety pin.
Feed the beads onto the pin. It took a couple of tries to get the letters pointing in the right direction. How many beads you use, will depend on the size of your safety pin. Our pins ranged from 1 ½" to 2" in length.
When the beads are in place, it is time to curl up the safety pin. Again, use the pliers to twist and crimp the safety pin around until it is back in its original position.
Once the friendship pin is made, it is time to pass it along to friends. This is the best part, sharing the love with others...right?
These safety pin friendship pins can be clipped on anywhere. It is always fun to put your friendship pin on shoes - just like we did in the 80's.
Wherever you decide to put it, once it is in place use the pliers to crimp the pin closed. This will ensure the pin doesn't fall off.
